The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-03-18

JnaJ small pox prevails 70 an alarming
extent at Los Angeles and Pasadena.
The yachts Dauntless and COronet
sailed Saturday afternoon from New
York harbor for race to Queenstown.
Harry Westcott. night clerk in a
CINCINNATI hotel, abscOnded with about
$500 belonging to guests and the land
iord.
Tie boom in real estate at Fort
Smith. Arkansas. has carried farming
lands near town from $40 to $3.50 per
acre.
AT the request of eastern holders of
its bonds, the city of Fl. Wayne took
census, which shows a population OF
80 800.
Ex-Secretary Manning sailed for
Europe Tuesday, with his wife and
daughter. in the hope OF regaining
strength.
o. q. Dalrymple, manager of a Da-
kOta farm of $4,000 acres, is purchasing
blooded horses in Iowa to found a
stock ranch.
The remains of Captain James b.
K Ills are being transported from Jack.
sOnvile to st. Louis, where the funeral
will be held.
President Cleveland refuses to par
James b. Doyle, sent up for ten years
for counterfeiting.
The trial of Schwartz and Watt, the
suspected Rock Island train robbers
and murderers, will commence next
Monday at Morris, Ill.
Eben +. Pillsbury, once Democrat
ic leader in Maine, but OF late years
internal revenue collector at Boston,
died on SUNDAY evening.
Charles M. Scott, a boOkkeeper in
New York, is charged with the theft
of $40. 900 from the publishing house OF
Charles l.. Webster &c Co.
The assassin Of Adam Carpenter, at
HustOnville, KY, is believed to be his
son Wallace, q youth of 10, who made
terrible threats year ago.
General 4. s. Bragg is confined to
his house in Fond du Lac by the blind
ing of an eye by partial paralysis. His
sight gave way while driving.
Colonel Worden, III agent OF the
general land Office, has forced several
lumber companies in Michigan to pay
for cutting government timber.
John K. Gledhill, western agent for
the Ansonia Clock company, has left
Chicago for Canada, and is pronounced
defaulter for large amount.
An Italian miner Mt Diamond, ILL.,,
transferred his wife to fellow cOun-
tryman for $50, and allowed them to
leave together for New Mexico.
Robert Jones is OH trial at Edgefield,
N. c., for the murder in cOttOn-fleld
into whose family he had married.
Mr.. Beecher willed his life insurance
| to his widow, and directed that the
residue of his estate be apportioned
among his children by his executors.
The twin towns of Boone and
| BOOnesborO, Iowa, with population
| of 6,00O, are about to consolidate In
accordance with vote Of the people.
Count de Lesseps, from CONVERSE
tons with Emperor William and Bis
marck, feels certain that there will be
no war between France and Germany.
The union labor party of Michigan
held convention at Lansing, Tuesday,
and nominated for supreme judges
O'Brien j. Atkinson and j. c. Blanch-
ard.
A substantial contribution by Presi-
| dent Cleveland toward the Hendricks
monument, at indianapolis, was Sat
urday received by the treasurer Of the
fund.
G. +. Bresler. of Detroit, has for
warded - Michigan raccoon mat of
unique design for presentation to the
emperor of Germany on his ninetieth
birthday.
William Ellison, an absconding book
keeper OF Chicago grain-house.
crossed Detroit river OH Sunday night
and was nabbed by American de-
tectiveS.
The directors of the Northern Pa
ciiic road are considering PROPOSE
ton to lay track to Portland 2l4
miles beyond the present terminus OF
the road.
An Atlanta dispatch reports thai
within twelve miles of that city an ex
perienced miner has discovered q lead
of rose quartz assaying 81, 100 in golc
to the ton.
A grand hunt, Saturday, in Morgan
county, ILL.,, where $500 mon and boy:
covered an area of fifty miles in cir
conference, resulted III the death o.
three foxes.
About thirty thousand acres Of land
near LaGrange, Kentucky, have been
leased by a party of Cincinnatlan'
who expect to develop natural gas II
large volume.
Mrs. Pelton, sister of the late Sam
| uel 81. llluen, eXplTeu IodCuIudy: ~ II
said that the heirs of the statesmen
have received nothing from the execu
tors of the trust.
Captain Milan, Of Frankfort, Ky.
J has received from President CLEVELAND
n letter of acknowledgement for al
elegant fishing-reel presented through
Senator Blackburn.
General McClellan's papers shOy
that on the eve of the failure of Gran
g Ward he and General Grant ha'
arranged to take control of the Mica
ragua canal project.
Tom Ballard, the famous counter
feiter, now serving term of thirt,
years in the Albany penitentiary, ]
4, said to be a mental and physical wrec
! intent only upon suicide.
: 1t is again rumOred In San Fran
l cisco that Senator Fair has sold to tn
: Southern Pacific company, for 5000,
600, the Santa Cruz steam road an
s the Oakland cable system.
The late II. w. Beecher's church l
proOklvu Waa Uav with fOwpra an